Aniana del Mar Jumps in

by Jasminne Mendez

Book Overview

Pura Belpr Author Honor Award
** Four starred reviews **

A powerful and expertly told novel in verse about a twelve-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis by an award-winning poet.

Aniana del Mar belongs in the water like a dolphin belongs to the sea. But she and Papi keep her swim practices and meets hidden from Mami, who has never recovered from losing someone she loves to the water...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593531817
• ISBN13: 9780593531815
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12